A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit the production and knowing possession of false documents or papers of the United States, and the use of false information in obtaining any official document or paper of the United States which includes a statement or other indication of identification or United States nationality.

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Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for using or supplying false documentation for purposes of obtaining a Federal document containing an element of identification. Forbids commerce in such information, documentation, or official documents for purposes of securing a State or local government document containing an element of identification. Proscribes specified acts relative to: (1) forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of a Federal, State, or local government document containing an element of identification; (2) interstate or foreign commerce in any such counterfeited, forged, or altered document; and (3) receipt, possession, use, or furnishing of any such document with intent to secure false official identification.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 December 1981

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